Preparing food safely

Wash fruit, vegetables and salads to remove all traces of soil, which may contain toxoplasma which can harm your unborn baby.
Wash all surfaces and utensils, and your hands, after preparing raw foods (poultry, meat, eggs, fish, shellfish and raw vegetables) to help you avoid food poisoning.
Make sure that raw foods are stored separately from ready-to-eat foods, otherwise there’s a risk of contamination.
Use a separate knife and chopping board for raw meats.
Heat ready meals until they’re steaming hot all the way through – this is especially important for meals containing poultry.